IT WON’T be easy for Denis Stracqualursi at first because he can’t speak English, but that’s when the interpreters really come in useful.

I recall that when ex-Everton star Andrei Kanchelskis signed for Manchester United and Alex Ferguson hired a chap called George Scanlon to interpret for him.

George had a great reputation, so when I was at Sheffield United and I signed a young Belarussian player, I also hired him. It’s a 24-hour job. He was there during training, and then helping the player find a house, settle in and in every aspect of his life in a new country.

No doubt Denis will have the best in that respect, and I hope he can also pick up English quickly because that will help him on the pitch too.